Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1899-02-17
- Day of Death1992-09-06 (93 years)
- Place of BirthPembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Also Known AsDavid Mervyn Johns
Mervyn Johns
Biography
Father of actress Glynis Johns, who appeared with him in The Halfway House (1944) and The Sundowners (1960). Stocky, benevolent-looking Welsh character who became an unexpected star of British movies during WWII, then moved quickly into post-war supports, with one of his fondly-remembered parts being that of the cowering "Bob Cratchit" to Alastair Sim's cold-hearted "Ebenezer Scrooge" in the...Read More
Acting Career
- 1976
House of Mortal Sin
As: Father Duggan
- 1973
The National Health
As: Rees
- 1972
Crown Court
As: Arthur Charles Parfitt
- 1972
The Adventurer
As: Franz Kolmar
- 1966
Who Killed the Cat?
As: Henry Fawcett
- 1965
The Heroes of Telemark
As: Col. Wilkinson
- 1965
Pardon the Expression
As: Jacob Elijah Burgess
- 1965
Pardon the Expression
As: Jeb
1964A Jolly Bad Fellow
As: Willie Pugh-Smith
1963The Old Dark House
As: Potiphar Femm
196380,000 Suspects
As: Buckridge
196355 Days at Peking
As: Clergyman
- 1963
The Day of the Triffids
As: Mr. Coker
1962The Saint
As: Dr. Davis
1961Francis of Assisi
As: Brother Juniper
1961Echo of Barbara
As: Sam Roscoe
1961The Rebel
As: Manager of Art Gallery, London
1961No Love for Johnnie
As: Charlie Young
1961The Avengers
As: Brandon Storey
1960The Sundowners
As: Jack Patchogue
1960Maigret
As: Inspector Fumel
1960Danger Man
As: Armstrong
1960Never Let Go
As: Alfie Barnes
1960Once More, with Feeling!
As: Mr. Alonzo Wilbur Jr.
1959The Third Man
As: Geoffrey Ormsby
1959The Devil's Disciple
As: Rev. Maindeck Parshotter
1958The Gypsy and the Gentleman
As: Brook
1957The Surgeon's Knife
As: Mr. Waring
1957The Vicious Circle
As: Dr. George Kimber
1957Doctor at Large
As: Smith
1957The Counterfeit Plan
As: Louie Bernard
1956Find the Lady
As: Hurst
1956Armchair Theatre
As: Prison Officer Graves
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
As: George Thompson
- 1956
Moby Dick
As: Peleg
1956Finger of Guilt
As: Ernest Chaple
19561984
As: Jones
1955The Blue Peter
As: Captain Snow
1955Dixon of Dock Green
As: Mr. Farmer
1954Romeo and Juliet
As: Friar Laurence
1953The Master of Ballantrae
As: MacKellar
1953Valley of Song
As: Griffiths
1953The Oracle
As: Tom Mitchum
1952Tall Headlines
As: Uncle Ted
1952The Magic Box
As: Goitz
- 1951
Scrooge
As: Bob Cratchit
1950Sunday Night Theatre
As: Samuel Pepys
1949Diamond City
As: Hart
1949Edward, My Son
As: Harry Sempkin
1949Helter Skelter
As: Ernest Bennett
1948Quartet
As: Samuel Sunbury (segment "The Kite")
1948Counterblast
As: Dr. Bruckner, the Beast of Ravensbruck
1948Easy Money
As: Herbert Atkins
1947Captain Boycott
As: Watty Connell
1946The Captive Heart
As: Pte. Evans
1946They Knew Mr. Knight
As: Tom Blake
1945Pink String and Sealing Wax
As: Edward Sutton
- 1945
Dead of Night
As: Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
1944The Halfway House
As: Rhys
1943San Demetrio London
As: Greaser John Boyle - M.V. San Demetrio
1943My Learned Friend
As: Grimshaw
1943The Bells Go Down
As: Sam
1942Went the Day Well?
As: Charlie Sims
1942The Foreman Went to France
As: Official, Passport Office
1942The Next of Kin
As: No 23: Mr Davis
1940Saloon Bar
As: Wickers
1940Convoy
As: His Mate
1940Girl in the News
As: James Fetherwood
- 1939
Jamaica Inn
As: Thomas
1938Pride and Prejudice
As: Sir Willian Lucas
1937Night Ride
As: Trapped Miner
1937Storm in a Teacup
As: Court Bailiff (uncredited)
1936Dishonour Bright
As: French Postcard Seller
1936In the Soup
As: Meakin
1935The Guv'nor
As: Bank Director
1934Lady in Danger
As: Reporter